Videos From February 2, 2026 City Council Meeting
Dear Rahway City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Copies of all video recordings of the February 2, 2026 City Council meeting including the TV34 livestream, any bodyworn camera videos recorded by police officers in the meeting room, and any surveillance cameras located in the meeting room.
Please confirm you have received this request. Thank you kindly.
Yours faithfully,
Food & Water Watch
This OPRA request has been received on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. It will be reviewed and processed. A response will be sent within seven (7) business days after the City's custodian of records receives the request.
Please note that a proper OPRA request must identify with reasonable clarity the records desired. OPRA submissions which request all of an agency's documents, seek information (and not records), or ask questions are not proper requests. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37
(App. Div. 2005). In addition, record custodians are not required to conduct research or create new records in response to an OPRA request. You will be notified if your OPRA request requires clarification or is non-conforming.
Please contact this office should you require further guidance.
Sincerely,
OPRA
City of Rahway
Phone: (732) 827-2100
Fax: (732) 815-1417
Email: [email address]
1 City Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ 07065
http://www.cityofrahway.org/
http://www.cityofrahway.org/departments/...
PLEASE READ THIS EMAIL IN ITS ENTIRETY.
This response to your request is being provided on Monday, February 9,
2026 pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A.
You requested the following:
Records requested:
Copies of all video recordings of the February 2, 2026 City Council
meeting including the TV34 livestream, anybody worn camera videos recorded
by police officers in the meeting room, and any surveillance cameras
located in the meeting room.
The information below were identified as responsive to your request.
SOCIAL MEDIA: The channel 34 recordings are available on our YouTube
channel via these links (part 1 and part 2)
Part 1: [1]https://youtu.be/e4chhqJT8JY?si=TjTzqhVt...
Part 2: [2]https://youtu.be/3_9-Xm7Hxls?si=C-EecNwn...
Here is the link to the Dropbox link with recording from the videographer.
[3]https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/a0nqzcxc4...
We do not have access to body cams or any surveillance cams in the court
room.
PLEASE NOTE:
The City Clerk’s office will not respond to follow-up questions. Questions
should be directed to the department(s) that provided the response;
contact information is listed below.
When contacting the department, please reference the OPRA Request/Response
number.
Social media Lindsay Antczak 732-827-2005 [4][email address]
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Fax: (732) 815-1417
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Dear Rahway,
Thank you for the response. If you do not have access to bodyworn camera recordings and/or surveillance camera recordings, who would? Where should one direct and OPRA request for these items. Please feel free to call me at 732-993-9697 if you prefer to speak on the phone.
Thanks again, much appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Food & Water Watch